More Ebay funnies *LINK*

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Steve knight

>this auction is like a bad rerun. it has been even posted in the oldtools list. let it die please.

new Ebay funnies *LINK*

Dennis

>This one just left me speachless

Dennis

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Vintage finger plane

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Todd O. Cronkhite Native of Maine

>Gotta check out this guy more often. He's bound to have a #1 listed as a paperweight sooner or later eh? I'd imagine in the computer age paperweights can be had for oh, say, $5 or less these days. ;~)

Todd O.

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Steve knight

>now thats a good one (G)

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Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>Shoot, I've got one of those - even better, it's got a vintage stippled pattern. Wortth a lot more than the one for sale, I'm sure.

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Jack from Maine

>I laughed for a whole 5 minutes.---Jack

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Frank D. in Montreal

>I'm sure he's selling his vintage one so he can get gold and silver versions to match his bracelets.

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Tom MacGregor, Vermont

>I have one of those things. I can't believe he thought an hors d'oeuvre spatula for spreading cheese on crackers was actually some sort of chisel.

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Tom Scott

>I wasn't sure what a vintage finger plane was. Good thing he demonstrated how to use it.

Tom

Its plane to see...

CONGER - The Irish diaspora in Munich

>... that caps them all!

-g-

Someone put the seller out of their misery...

Mark Harrison -- in Sydney, Australia

>You sometimes wonder whether 2 ounces of lead would be the kindest thing :-)

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Mike the finger plane man

>

OK. It's me. I listed the cap as a finger plane. A very honest mistake.

Sorry to disappoint. I wish I could say it was listed just for a hoot, but not the case. I actually did think that's a finger plane. In case you never noticed, it fits perfectly into your hand, and the edge on this one definitely seems to have been sharpened, even though someone emailed me to say it's iron and can't be sharpened.

About 10 people have emailed me so far to say this is not a finger plane, and not even a chisel. But damn it would make a great one, either way, and the price is definitely right. I have been entertained on ebay constantly since I began listing things about a year ago, and I am happy to provide some entertainment in return. I am going to leave it listed just to read all the funny email people are sending, and it's nice to know that all here on woodcentral are having a laugh at my expense.

Rest assured I am not a wood worker (that's probably no surprise) but I am a good marketing person. If anyone needs marketing services, please look at my web site, and give me a call.

http://www.behindthescenesmarketing.com

Thanks

:)

Mike

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Angus Barclay, in New Zealand

>Hello Mike,

thanks for taking the time to come to WoodCentral and post your message.

Posting your explanation here took courage and you posted with good humour rather than rancour.

regards

Angus Barclay

Thank you

Jack from Maine

>Mike, thanks for the humor. More importantly,thanks for posting here and showing that you have a sense of humor.I don't think less of you for your goof. Anyone with no plane knowledge could make that same assumption.Ebay entries like yours lighten my day.---Crackerjack

Well, said, Angus!

Jim Cornyn (Chgo 'burbs)

>

Hey Mike,

Todd O. Cronkhite Native of Maine

>you don't by chance have any paperweights for sale do ya'? ;~)

Gotta chime in with the others who said that your post to admit it was you took some courage and I applaud you for it. Got to admit to getting a chuckle out of it myself. :~) At least you can laugh at yourself as well eh?

I laugh at myself all the time......just so I can be lie everybody else. ;~) Yeah, I provide myself with endless hours of entertainment.

Todd O.

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Mike the finger plane man

>

Well you guys think way too much about wood. Nobody thought the whole thing was funnier than I did. I have been laughing for two days now. Courage is hardly what it took to admit it, but thanks for all your obviously nurturing thoughts. I may take up carpentry just to hang out with such sympathtic people around the world. Why don't you all get together and solve world peace or something?

:)

M

It's been tried...

Mark Harrison -- in Sydney, Australia

>There was this Jewish carpenter who had the same idea but the Roman's nailed him to a tree to try and stop it catching on.

:-)

World Peace

Eric Hedberg

>Mike,

I think we are working on world peace. If you can get a bunch of woodworkers together from different parts of the country (and world) and get them to agree to disagree (politely and with respect) on tools and techniques, then I think we are well on our way there. Give woodworking a try, you might enjoy it. You will find plenty of help here as we all remember what it was like to start out. Take a look at SHOP SHOTS and get inspired!

Eric

Just so I know

Bob Hackett

>Is the best way to approach world peace with bevel up or bevel down?Pins or tails first?

As we`re working on world peace,how long should our bench be?After we achieve world peace what kind of finish will we put on it?

So many questions,so little time.

Peace,

Mainely,Bob

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Joe Rogers,Northern Virginia

>WHAT? You didn't even consider how tall the bench needs to be!!?? There will never be any peace now!:-)JR

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Dennis

>This thread now has a link on Mike's auction,really amazing what we get into here. Was thinking maybe i should bid on it and make another knob for Ernie.......NOT.....maybe i do have too much time on my hands at times

Dennis

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There will never be world peace with pins 1st !!!

Angus Barclay, in New Zealand

>There can never be world peace as long as there are people who advocate heresey such as pins first. ;)

cheers,

Angus Barclay

(who still needs lots more practice with dovetails)

Let's compromise

Eric Hedberg

>Perhaps the way to World Peace is not through the dovetailing of our interests, but through finger joints joined in friendship, and if that doesn't work we'll just butt up against it and screw it. Who say's woodworking is not the metaphor for life, warped as it is. Whoa, time for coffee ;-)

Eric

Angus, didn't I see you in the Lord of the Rings trilogy?